Africa

2017-12-02
P1070383 Ijebu Yoruba artist, Nigeria, 18th century, ivory tusk carved in relief.
Ijebu Yoruba artist, Nigeria, 18th century, ivory tusk carved in relief.
P1070384 Ijebu Yoruba artist, Nigeria, 18th century, ivory tusk carved in relief.
Ijebu Yoruba artist, Nigeria, 18th century, ivory tusk carved in relief.
P1070385 Ijebu kingdom, southern Nigeria. 18-19th centuries.
Ijebu kingdom, southern Nigeria. 18-19th centuries.
P1070387 Owo or Edo artist, handle of a spoon (?) with a leopart and two goats, Nigeria, 16th century.
Owo or Edo artist, handle of a spoon (?) with a leopart and two goats, Nigeria, 16th century.
P1070388 Niger, 300-1700.
Niger, 300-1700.
P1070391 Calabar, Nigeria, 5-14th centuries.
Calabar, Nigeria, 5-14th centuries.
P1070393 Gelede mask with two male figures and a pangolin, Benin or Nigeria, 20th century. Gelede festivals entertain and honor the spiritual powers of female ancestors,...
Gelede mask with two male figures and a pangolin, Benin or Nigeria, 20th century. Gelede festivals entertain and honor the spiritual powers of female ancestors,…
P1070394 Initiation masks, RD Congo, 20th century.
Initiation masks, RD Congo, 20th century.
P1070396 Equestrian shrine figure, Nigeria (Ekiti state), 20th century.
Equestrian shrine figure, Nigeria (Ekiti state), 20th century.
P1070398 Kota, Gabon, reliquary figures, 19th century.
Kota, Gabon, reliquary figures, 19th century.

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